Jack London's The Call of the Wild for Teachers

Jack London's The Call of the Wild for Teachers
Author:
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780806129334

Teachers have found The Call of the Wild--from the very earliest days of its publication in 1903--to be a novella rich in instructional possibilities in history, geography, and ethics as well as literature. In this resource book for teachers, Daniel Dyer provides an array of activities--traditional and nontraditional--to accommodate a wide range of students, teachers, schools and communities. Dyer’s instructional ideas will stimulate exploration of such subjects as California and Klondike history and geography; tranportation by rail, ferry, steamship, and dog teams; techniques of gold mining; breeds of dogs; and subarctic flora and fauna--as well as the novel’s great literary themes.

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild
Author: Jack London
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2007
Genre: Alaska
ISBN: 9781603035262

Jack London wrote this celebrated novel in 1903. It's considered one of his best stories and has become one of the world's most popular American classics. The call of the wild is the thrilling story of Buck, a domestic dog from California kidnapped and thrust into the harsh, physical world of the Yukon, a land of danger and ferocity, a land of wolves, blizzards, and treacherous frozen rivers that swallow up entire dog teams. Here is where Buck must learn to survive. He must become as wild and vicious as the wilderness that surrounds him ... or die!

Jack London: An American Life

Jack London: An American Life
Author: Earle Labor
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374178488

"The first authorized biography of a great American novelist"--

The Call of the Wild (Collins Classics)

The Call of the Wild (Collins Classics)
Author: Jack London
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007480709

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

Call of the Wild Tale #1 Dognapped

Call of the Wild Tale #1 Dognapped
Author: Jack London
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1617865230

Jack London's adventurous tales of the Alaskan gold rush have intrigued readers for generations. The Short Tales Classic brings the favorite episode of Buck's dognapping to life for even the youngest audience. Blue level for transitional readers.

Fever 1793

Fever 1793
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2011-08-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442443073

It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight-the fight to stay alive.

The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories

The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories
Author: Jack London
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2009-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101105240

The Call of the Wild is Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Harrison Ford! Out of the white wilderness, out of the Far North, Jack London, one of America’s most popular authors, drew the inspiration for his robust tales of perilous adventure and animal cunning. Swiftly paced and vividly written, the novel and five short stories included here capture the main theme of London’s work: the law of the club and the fang—man’s instinctive reversion to primitive behavior when pitted against the brute force of nature. Includes The Call of the Wild, Diable: A Dog, An Odyssey of the North, To the Man on the Trail, To Build a Fire, and Love of Life

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book
Author: Jane B. Mason
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2004-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439574242

Retells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves in an Indian jungle.

Wildness in Jack London's The Call of The Wild

Wildness in Jack London's The Call of The Wild
Author: Gary Wiener
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-04-25
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737769939

Jack London's The Call of the Wild became an immediate literary sensation upon publication, selling out its first print run and gaining critical acclaim nationwide. The popular adventure story follows Buck, a sled dog, whose transformation from a domestic pet to the Alpha male of a pack demonstrates defining American themes such as survival, determination, cunning, and loyalty. This informative volume explores the life and work of Jack London, with a focus on the nature-based themes of pastoralism and wildness within The Call of the Wild. It also includes a selection of modern viewpoints on wilderness and nature, allowing readers to connect the themes of the text to the issues of today's world.

Call It Courage

Call It Courage
Author: Armstrong Sperry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1968-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0027860302

For use in schools and libraries only. Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.